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Recording pictures (advanced)
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This mode allows you to take pictures
against a night landscape. The subject can
be recorded with brightness in real life by
using the flash and the slow shutter speed.
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Technique for Night portrait mode
• Open the flash. (P37)
• Since the shutter speed becomes slow
(max. about 1 sec.), we recommend using
a tripod.
• Keep the subject still for about 1 second
after taking a picture.
• Take a picture within the available flash
range (max. about 3.5 m) of the subject.
• We recommend rotating the zoom lever to
Wide.
• The focus range is 2 m – 5 m.
• Be sure to close the flash when not in use.
• The shutter may be kept closed (max.
about 1 sec.) after taking a picture with
slow shutter speed, but this is not a
malfunction.
• When you take pictures in dark places,
noises may become visible.
• Flash setting is fixed to Slow sync./
Red-eye reduction [ ].
• The ISO sensitivity is fixed to [AUTO].
• The setting on the continuous AF is
disabled.
When you take a picture following the
motion of a subject which moves to a
certain direction as a runner or a car, the
background will show some motion blur.
This special effect is called “panning”. This
mode allows you to obtain this effect easier.
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Technique for Panning mode
To achieve good pictures in panning mode,
pick a horizontal plane – and then pan as
you fire shots.
1
Move the camera smoothly while
tracking a subject in motion.
2
Press the shutter button while moving
the camera.
3 Keep moving the camera continuously.
• Be careful of the following:
– Use the Viewfinder. (P26)
– Select a subject with quick motion.
– Prefocus to the point where the subject
will come. (P64)
– Use this mode with burst mode (P43).
Select the best picture from the pictures
taken.
Night portrait mode
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Panning mode
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